Riddles
Brain Teasers with Answers
Here are 65 brain teasers with answers, each with a hint, and every answer stays hidden until you tap it.
Good brain teasers turn a normal sentence into a puzzle: a word with two meanings, a hidden assumption or a question that sounds harder than it is. This list has 7 easy, 28 medium, and 30 hard riddles for teens, adults, families and puzzle fans. 18 of them are from the Quiz Zoomies riddle video, and the rest were written and checked by the Quiz Zoomies team. Try each one before you open the answer, and use the hint if you get stuck.
65 brain teasers
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What do you call a bear with no teeth?
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A gummy bear Hint: It is also a candy.
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What kind of tree can you hold in your hand?
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A palm Hint: Look at your hand.
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What kind of band never plays any music?
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A rubber band Hint: It stretches.
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What has ears but cannot hear?
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Corn Hint: It grows on a farm.
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Which letter is a large body of water?
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C Hint: Say it out loud.
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Which letter is a green vegetable?
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P Hint: Say it out loud.
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Which letter is a buzzing insect?
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B Hint: Say it out loud.
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What gets wetter the more it dries?
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A towel Hint: You use it after a shower.
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What has cities but no houses, and rivers but no water?
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A map Hint: Explorers unfold it to find their way.
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What can you catch, but not throw?
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A cold Hint: You might sneeze a lot after you catch it.
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What runs but never walks, and has a bed but never sleeps?
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A river Hint: Fish live in its bed.
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What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you?
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Your name Hint: People call you by it.
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What gets bigger the more you take away from it?
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A hole Hint: You can dig one in the sand.
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What has a head and a tail, but no body?
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A coin Hint: Flip it to decide who goes first.
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The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
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Footsteps Hint: Look behind you on a sandy beach.
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What kind of room has no doors and no windows?
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A mushroom Hint: It grows in the forest.
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What starts with E, ends with E, and usually has only one letter inside?
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An envelope Hint: Think about the mail.
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What is in the middle of nowhere?
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The letter H Hint: Look at the spelling.
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What has four eyes but can't see?
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Mississippi Hint: Count the letters of a long river name.
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What gets answered every day, even though it never asks a question?
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A doorbell Hint: Ding dong!
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What has a bottom at the top?
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Your legs Hint: Think about your body.
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Which building has the most stories?
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A library Hint: Stories can also be books.
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Why is the letter A like a flower?
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Because a B comes after it Hint: Think of the alphabet and of buzzing.
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Which word contains all 26 letters?
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Alphabet Hint: Take the riddle literally.
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What can you make that nobody can ever see?
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Noise Hint: Listen.
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I am lighter than a feather, yet even the strongest person cannot hold me for more than a few minutes. What am I?
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Your breath Hint: Try it now.
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What is always coming but never arrives?
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Tomorrow Hint: When it gets here, it has a new name.
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What can you keep after you give it to someone?
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Your word Hint: Shake hands on it.
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What can you hold without ever touching it?
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A conversation Hint: You do it with words.
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What runs all around a backyard, yet never moves?
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A fence Hint: It keeps the dog in.
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What kind of coat is always wet when you put it on?
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A coat of paint Hint: Think of walls, not clothes.
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What tastes better than it smells?
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Your tongue Hint: It is in your mouth.
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What goes up and down the stairs without moving?
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A carpet Hint: You walk on it.
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I live alone in a little white house with no doors and no windows. When I want to go out, I must break through the wall. What am I?
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A chick in an egg Hint: Peep peep!
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What gets broken without being held?
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A promise Hint: You should always keep it.
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What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
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The letter M Hint: Look at the letters, not the time.
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What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
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A stamp Hint: It goes on an envelope.
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What disappears as soon as you say its name?
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Silence Hint: Saying anything at all ruins it.
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What starts with T, ends with T, and has T in it?
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A teapot Hint: It is something you pour tea from.
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What has 13 hearts but no other organs?
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A deck of cards Hint: Think of a card game.
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Which word is spelled wrong in every dictionary?
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Wrong Hint: Read the question literally.
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Forward I'm heavy, but backward I'm not. What am I?
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A ton Hint: Spell the word backward.
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Which 5-letter word gets shorter when you add two letters to it?
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Short Hint: The answer is literally in the question.
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It's black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away. What is it?
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Charcoal Hint: It goes on a barbecue grill.
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I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?
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A bank Hint: Think of a place that keeps money.
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Which four-letter word reads the same forward, backward and upside down when written in capital letters?
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NOON Hint: It is the middle of the day.
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Which English word has three double letters in a row?
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Bookkeeper Hint: Someone who keeps the accounts.
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I am a word of three letters. Add two more letters and fewer there will be. What word am I?
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Few Hint: The answer is hidden in the riddle.
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What is the longest word in the dictionary?
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Smiles, because there is a mile between the first and last letter Hint: Look for a hidden distance.
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What starts with P, ends with E, and has thousands of letters?
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A post office Hint: The letters are mail.
Share a single riddle: every riddle on this page has its own page
- What do you call a bear with no teeth?
- What kind of tree can you hold in your hand?
- What kind of band never plays any music?
- What has ears but cannot hear?
- Which letter is a large body of water?
- Which letter is a green vegetable?
- Which letter is a buzzing insect?
- What gets wetter the more it dries?
- What has cities but no houses, and rivers but no water?
- What can you catch, but not throw?
- What runs but never walks, and has a bed but never sleeps?
- What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you?
- What gets bigger the more you take away from it?
- What has a head and a tail, but no body?
- The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
- What kind of room has no doors and no windows?
- What starts with E, ends with E, and usually has only one letter inside?
- What is in the middle of nowhere?
- What has four eyes but can't see?
- What gets answered every day, even though it never asks a question?
- What has a bottom at the top?
- Which building has the most stories?
- Why is the letter A like a flower?
- Which word contains all 26 letters?
- What can you make that nobody can ever see?
- I am lighter than a feather, yet even the strongest person cannot hold me for more than a few minutes. What am I?
- What is always coming but never arrives?
- What can you keep after you give it to someone?
- What can you hold without ever touching it?
- What runs all around a backyard, yet never moves?
- What kind of coat is always wet when you put it on?
- What tastes better than it smells?
- What goes up and down the stairs without moving?
- I live alone in a little white house with no doors and no windows. When I want to go out, I must break through the wall. What am I?
- What gets broken without being held?
- What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
- What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
- What disappears as soon as you say its name?
- What starts with T, ends with T, and has T in it?
- What has 13 hearts but no other organs?
- Which word is spelled wrong in every dictionary?
- Forward I'm heavy, but backward I'm not. What am I?
- Which 5-letter word gets shorter when you add two letters to it?
- It's black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away. What is it?
- I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?
- Which four-letter word reads the same forward, backward and upside down when written in capital letters?
- Which English word has three double letters in a row?
- I am a word of three letters. Add two more letters and fewer there will be. What word am I?
- What is the longest word in the dictionary?
- What starts with P, ends with E, and has thousands of letters?
Frequently asked questions
How many brain teasers are on this page?
65 brain teasers (7 easy, 28 medium, and 30 hard), over 2 pages. Each has a hint and an answer hidden under a Show answer button, and its own page you can share.
What are some good brain teasers?
What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear. What kind of tree can you hold in your hand? A palm. What kind of band never plays any music? A rubber band.
What is a good brain teaser question?
What gets wetter the more it dries? A towel. It works because dry usually means less wet, and the answer flips that around.
Can I print these riddles?
Yes. Press Print above the list: every answer opens for the printout and the page drops its menus, so you get a clean sheet for a classroom or a party.
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